I just started racing cross this year, and this is the rig that will carry me through the mud and sand. Cheers!

Frameset: Salsa Chili Con Crosso Scandium '08 (56)
Fork: Alpha Q CX20
Brakes: Avid Shorty 6
R. Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace
Shifter: Shimano Ultegra
Cables: Gore Ride-On (Brakes and Derailleur)
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra
Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy C
Saddle: Selle Italia SLR (no cover)
Seatpost: Control Tech Carbon
Crankset: Shimano OctaLink (salsa chainring)
Bashguard: FSA Carbon
Headset: Chris King NoThreadSet
Stem: Ritchey WCS 4 Axis
Bars: Ritchey WCS
Wheelset: American Classic Sprint 350
Tires: Hutchinson Tubeless
Seat Collar: Salsa
Skewers: American Classic
Bartape: Fizik Microtex Candy Apple Green
Bottle Cages: Blackburn Carbon
Misc: Ti Bolts substituted on Derailleur and Brakes

Weight: 16.5 lbs, 7.48 kg



Action Photos:

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7.3 kg Jamis Xenith
9.07 kg Fetish Cycles D&S
7.4 Salsa Chili Con Crosso

nice bike!

Cool. Lets us know how that saddle feels and how you like the bike after a few races.

I have seen a number of guys are using stripped saddles. Wonder how much do they weigh and how do they feel after some miles of riding (I own a stripped aspide myself and it hurts after ~30miles )

Nice bike and action pics!

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The stripped saddle wasn't done so on purpose. My buddy actually had it in his parts bin as the cover ripped off on him; I thought that it might work well on a cross bike as you're only on it 45-60 mins at a time. It's been perfectly comfy so far...no problems.

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7.4 Salsa Chili Con Crosso

I figured something like that happened. My WTB cover is coming off. Once it's ruined I might try riding without it.

Nice bike, how much does that frame weight? Bottle and bottlecage on a cyclocrossbike for racing is so wrong,

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